pneumatic

pneu·mat·ic

adj \nu̇-ˈma-tik, nyu̇-\

Definition of PNEUMATIC

1

: of, relating to, or using gas (as air or wind): a : moved or worked by air pressure b (1) : adapted for holding or inflated with compressed air (2) : having air-filled cavities

2

: of or relating to the pneuma : spiritual

3

: having a well-proportioned feminine figure; especially : having a full bust

— pneu·mat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— pneu·ma·tic·i·ty \ˌnü-mə-ˈti-sə-tē, ˌnyü-\ noun

Examples of PNEUMATIC

1. The movie stars a pneumatic blonde.
2. <a movie star who is remembered mainly as a pneumatic sex symbol of the 1950s>

Origin of PNEUMATIC

Latin pneumaticus, from Greek pneumatikos, from pneumat-, pneuma air, breath, spirit, from pnein to breathe — more at sneeze

First Known Use: 1659

Related to PNEUMATIC

Synonyms: curvy, curvaceous, shapely

Related Words: Junoesque, statuesque; plump, round, Rubenesque, voluptuous, zaftig (also zoftig); bosomy, built, busty, buxom, chesty, stacked, well-endowed; callipygian (also callipygous); well-turned

Near Antonyms: shapeless

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Other Mechanical Engineering Terms

centrifuge, differential, flange, lathe, linchpin, pinion, plenum, ratchet, traction

Rhymes with PNEUMATIC

agnatic, aquatic, asthmatic, Carnatic, chromatic, climatic, comatic, dalmatic, dogmatic, dramatic, ecstatic, emphatic, erratic, eustatic, fanatic, hepatic, judgmatic, komatik, lymphatic, magmatic, neumatic, phlegmatic, plasmatic, pragmatic, prismatic, protatic, quadratic, rheumatic, schematic, schismatic, sciatic, Socratic, somatic, spermatic, stigmatic, sylvatic, thematic, traumatic, villatic